Establishing a World-class Commodity Risk Management Program
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Matt Koller
Treasury Manager
Polaris, Inc.
Summary
In the face of persistent commodity volatility and its threat to profitability, global corporations are increasingly pursuing commodity risk management programs. To ensure success, treasury teams must partner with procurement stakeholders, understand the nuances of the underlying commodity exposure, and develop a strategy that addresses the business's economic and operational needs. In this webinar, you will learn how Polaris established a leading-practice commodity risk management program — from designing the hedging strategy to achieving hedge accounting and implementing the program. You'll come away with a framework to apply these best practices to your own approach to managing commodity risk.
Key takeaways
- Explore the key differences between hedging commodities and other asset classes.
- Understand procurement’s role in the commodity hedging process and how to partner with these key team members effectively.
- Define the steps to operationalizing a successful commodities hedging program, including strategies, hedge accounting, tools, and expected results.
About the speakers
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Brittany Jervis
Managing Director
ChathamDirect and Hedge AccountingCorporates | Kennett Square, PA
Brittany Jervis leads Chatham’s Corporates Accounting Advisory practice, providing solutions for companies with foreign exchange, interest rate, and commodity price risk. -
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Matt Koller
Treasury Manager
Polaris, Inc.
Disclaimers
Chatham Hedging Advisors, LLC (CHA) is a subsidiary of Chatham Financial Corp. and provides hedge advisory, accounting and execution services related to swap transactions in the United States. CHA is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as a commodity trading advisor and is a member of the National Futures Association (NFA); however, neither the CFTC nor the NFA have passed upon the merits of participating in any advisory services offered by CHA. For further information, please visit chathamfinancial.com/legal-notices.
Transactions in over-the-counter derivatives (or “swaps”) have significant risks, including, but not limited to, substantial risk of loss. You should consult your own business, legal, tax and accounting advisers with respect to proposed swap transaction and you should refrain from entering into any swap transaction unless you have fully understood the terms and risks of the transaction, including the extent of your potential risk of loss. This material has been prepared by a sales or trading employee or agent of Chatham Hedging Advisors and could be deemed a solicitation for entering into a derivatives transaction. This material is not a research report prepared by Chatham Hedging Advisors. If you are not an experienced user of the derivatives markets, capable of making independent trading decisions, then you should not rely solely on this communication in making trading decisions. All rights reserved.
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